The staff at the Career Development Center (CDC) offers a wide range of career planning services to assist you developing a successful future:
- Career Counseling
- Career Events
- Workshops
- On-Campus Recruiting
- Professional Etiquette Advice, Dinners, Seminars
Career Counseling
Our professional career counselors are here to assist you by private appointment. We can provide assistance and advisement to assist you in developing your job search and professional skills including:
- Resume critique and assistance
- Cover letter assistance
- Mock interviews
- Job search assistance
- Internship search assistance
- Help choosing a major
Please call our main office line at 508.999.8658 to schedule an appointment.
Career Events
We present a diverse array of career fairs and panels throughout the year, including:
- Work ‘n Serve Job Fair
- Business Career Night
- Engineering & Technologies Job Fair
- Allied Health & Nursing Career Fair
- Federal Career Panel
- Spring Career Expo
These events offer you the opportunity to meet employers; apply for professional positions, part-time jobs and internships; and even have an on-the-spot interview. For a list of upcoming events, see our “News & Events” page.
On-campus recruiting
We invite an array of recruiters to visit our campus and conduct on-campus interviews throughout the year. Often these opportunities follow a career event or a job or internship posting on CareerLink. Be sure to attend as many events as you can, keep your resume updated on CareerLink, and browse the available postings there periodically so that you don’t miss out on these opportunities.
Workshops
We present periodic workshops and seminars throughout the year, including:
- Resume Workshops
- Interview Workshops
- Etiquette Workshops
- Annual Washington Center Information Sessions
Many of these workshops can be arranged for classes or student groups upon request. Please contact the CDC at 508-999-8658 for further information.
Professional Etiquette
Did you know that your manners, your image, your handshake, or the way you hold a fork could cause you to win or lose a job opportunity or promotion? Developing your skills in professional etiquette is part of preparing for your successful future.
The staff at the Career Development Center has been trained and certified in Collegiate Etiquette by DTN Productions International to provide training in all the areas of professional etiquette, including:
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Etiquette Dinners/Seminars
Custom etiquette dinners/seminars are available upon request. Call us at 508.999.8658 to schedule an etiquette dinner for your department, office, or student group. We promise you will have some fun and the skills you will gain will help enable you to present yourself with confidence in the professional world.
